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Robert Frost (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963 / San Francisco)
Poems by Robert Frost : 14 / 136
A Soldier
He is that fallen lance that lies as hurled,
That lies unlifted now, come dew, come rust,
But still lies pointed as it plowed the dust.
If we who sight along it round the world,
See nothing worthy to have been its mark,
It is because like men we look too near,
Forgetting that as fitted to the sphere,
Our missiles always make too short an arc.
They fall, they rip the grass, they intersect
The curve of earth, and striking, break their own;
They make us cringe for metal-point on stone.
But this we know, the obstacle that checked
And tripped the body, shot the spirit on
Further than target ever showed or shone.
Robert Frost
Submitted: Monday, January 13, 2003
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Poems by Robert Frost : 14 / 136
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We are all the soldier in this poem, the lance is every project into which we put our heart, which crashed into screeching failure, and afterward seemed as though it had always been pointless.
He is saying that it wasn't pointless from a spiritual point-of-view
unlifted is correct, Abdallah is wrong to think it should be uplifted!
I'm not sure this poem is about the military at all.
a very smart man, he respects our military..awesome write.. :)
A very evocative work, that should be read and dissected by students in public schools, there is a romanticism about being a soldier, I feel this work balances that perspective, a great duty that comes to a high price
Mr Frost, this poem is amazing. You speak to me, an antiwar activist, and remind me that I am anti-war, not anti-soldier. May God bless.
And Melia, yes, I know Robert Frost is dead. Its called poetic license. ;)
i love this poem because its so true and i think people need to get respect for the soldiers and what they give up for the country.
Carey Jobe im sorry for your dad diing a Soldier is a very ggod poem and should be respected ^-^
i know but whatever! it does not madder very much, it is from robert frost! ! ! ! ! @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@#####################^^^ ^-^
unlifted should be uplifted
A tremendous tribute every brave soldier...